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Mrs. Minick's Vocabulary 1-5
Vocab words weeks 1-5
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English
12th Grade
09/28/2011
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Term

Cogent

-adjective-

 Definition
compelling
Term

exigent

-adjective-

 Definition
urgent
Term

assay

-verb-

 Definition
to examine
Term

intransigent

-adjective-

 Definition
uncompromising
Term

incite

-verb-

 Definition
to stir up
Term

resuscitate

-verb-

 Definition
revive
Term

solicitous

-adjective-

 Definition
full of anxiety or concern
Term

Perturb

-verb-

 Definition
to cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset
Term

Turbulent

-adjective-

 Definition
marked by wildly irregular motion
Term

turbid

-adjective-

 Definition
dense; cloudy
Term

alacrity

-noun-

 Definition
eager willingness
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celerity

-noun-

 Definition
swiftness
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degenerate

-verb-

 Definition
to undergo deterioration
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engender

-verb-

 Definition
to bring about; create
Term

genre

-noun-

 Definition
a distinctive type or category
Term

cognate

-adjective-

 Definition
of same or similar nature
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innate

-adjective-

 Definition
present from birth
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nascent

-adjective-

 Definition
coming into existence; beginning to grow or develop
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transfigure

-verb-

 Definition
to change the form or appearance of
Term

fictive

-adjective-

 Definition
imaginary
Term

feign

-verb-

 Definition
to give a false impression of
Term

parturient

-adjective-

 Definition
about to give birth
Term

repertory

-noun-

 Definition
a company that presents its repertoire in the course of one season at one theater
Term

vehement

-adjective-

 Definition
impassioned
Term

inveigh

-verb-

 Definition
to protest or complain bitterly
Term

surmise

-noun/verb-

 Definition
a guess; to guess
Term

demise

-noun-

 Definition
death
Term

Remit

-verb-

 Definition
to send a payment; to pardon
Term

emblematic

-adjective-

 Definition
symbolic
Term

diabolical

-adjective-

 Definition
evil
Term

hyperbole

-noun-

 Definition
extreme exaggeration
Term

episodic

-adjective-

 Definition
sporadic
Term

methodical

-adjective-

 Definition
systematic; orderly
Term

synod

-noun-

 Definition
church committee
Term

agrarian

-adjective-

 Definition
of or relat9ing to farmers or farming interests
Term

peregrination

-noun-

 Definition
a journey, especially on foot
Term

aggregate

-noun-

 Definition
collection
Term

egregious

-adjecticve-

 Definition
notably bad
Term

pastoral

-adjective-

 Definition
of or relating to shepards or to rural life
Term

repast

-noun-

 Definition
a feast
Term

Bucolic

-adjective-

 Definition
rural
Term

Rustic

-adjective-

 Definition
suitable for the country
Term

idyllic

-adjective-

 Definition
peaceful
Term

fruition

-noun-

 Definition
realization
Term

fruitless

-adjective-

 Definition
unsuccessfull
Term

gregarious

-adjective-

 Definition
social
Term

abscond

-verb-

 Definition
to depart secretly and hide ones self
Term

cryptic

-adjective-

 Definition
meant to be puzzling or mysterious
Term

aperture

-noun-

 Definition
opening; hole
Term

covert

-adjective-

 Definition
hidden; secret
Term

overt

-adjective-

 Definition
openingly; not secret
Term

context

-noun-

 Definition
the circumstances or words surrounding a word or situation
Term

pretext

-noun-

 Definition
excuse
Term

apocryphal

-adjective-

 Definition
of doubtful authorship or ownership
Term

recondite

-adjective-

 Definition
little known
Term

subtext

-noun-

 Definition
underlying meaning
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